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Anonymous asked: Avocado tat??? O_O |
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Anonymous asked: What is the meaning behind your tat? I mean why tryptophan and serotonin? I’m a biochemistry/neuroscience double major. Serotonin is the “chemical of wellbeing” and is associated with mood and sleep, and a large part of the basic neurosci curriculum. I also suffer from depression, which I used to treat with a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Tryptophan is an amino acid heavily studied in biochemical research. As a pre-med student having to suffer through two semesters of organic chemistry, I had a love/hate relationship with synthesis problems, so everything has it’s place. I’m not really into the explanations behind tattoos, they can be beautiful pieces of art or fun memories or mean nothing at all; this one happens to be a connection to all my academic endeavors as well as to my personal struggles/geeky tendencies. |
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Anonymous asked: What's your tattoo?? Please update a picture it looks sick I think I see some awesome organic compounds... (: It’s the synthesis of serotonin from tryptophan (literally this) in a garter around my thigh. It starts at the back and serotonin is the structure on the front of my thigh.
Tryptophan on the back of my thigh
Intermediate compound on the side
Serotonin’s on the front. |
